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xiàn

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xiàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiàn | xian4
English translation
pitfall
trap
to get stuck
to sink
to cave in
to frame (false charge)
to capture (a city in battle)
to fall (to the enemy)
defect
to sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall

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About xiàn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

xiàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Etymology of xiàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

阝臽

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Example sentences using xiàn

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wèi 摄影师 shè yǐng shī 电灯 diàn dēng de 保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī shāo duàn le , 使 shǐ zhěng dòng 房子 fáng zi 陷于 xiàn yú 黑暗 hēi àn 当中 dāng zhōng .

A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.

孟岗洼陷 shì Dōng 凹陷 aō xiàn nèi 勘探 kāntàn 程度 chéngdù 最低 de 地区 dìqū .

Menggangji sag is a region least explored in Dongpu depression.

黑色 hēi sè de 拎包 līn bāo 由于 yóuyú zhuāng le 各种 gè zhǒng 形状 xíngzhuàng de 东西 dōngxī ér 中间 zhōngjiān 下陷 xià xiàn .

The black reticule sagged under the weight of shapeless objects.

木卡姆 mù kǎ mǔ de 传人 chuán rén 巴吾东再次 zài cì 陷入 xiànrù 劫难 jié nàn .

Muqam and its successor I East Pakistan into a catastrophe again.

nèi xiàn ,于是 yúshì 溶酶 bèi 内在化.

The nuclear membrane invaginates and lysosomes are internalized.

Words with xiàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
陷入 xiànrù to sink into陷入 xiànrù
缺陷 quēxiàn defect缺陷 quēxiàn
陷阱 xiànjǐng pitfall陷阱 xiànjǐng
xiàn trap xiàn
陷害 xiànhài to entrap陷害 xiànhài
深陷 shēn xiàn deep set (eyes)深陷 shēn xiàn
陷于 xiàn yú caught in (a bad situation)陷於
诬陷 wūxiàn to entrap誣陷
塌陷 tā xiàn to subside塌陷 tā xiàn
沦陷 lún xiàn to be occupied淪陷
凹陷 aō xiàn to cave in凹陷 aō xiàn
陷落 xiàn luò to fall (to the enemy)陷落 xiàn luò
攻陷 gōng xiàn to overcome攻陷 gōng xiàn
冲锋陷阵 chōng fēng xiàn zhèn to charge and break through enemy lines衝鋒陷陣
下陷 xià xiàn to subside下陷 xià xiàn
身陷囹圄 shēn xiàn líng yǔ thrown into prison身陷囹圄 shēn xiàn líng yǔ
沉陷 chén xiàn subsidence沉陷 chén xiàn
沦陷区 lún xiàn qū enemy-held territory淪陷區
陷坑 xiàn kēng pitfall陷坑 xiàn kēng
构陷 gòu xiàn to frame構陷
拗陷 aò xiàn geological depression拗陷 aò xiàn
低陷 dī xiàn to sink低陷 dī xiàn
倾陷 qīng xiàn to collapse傾陷
瘪陷 biě xiàn deflated癟陷

xiàn Decomposition & Compounds

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xiàn Decomposition

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